From The Sports Desk: Joel Embiid’s revenge tour - BERITAJA

Round 1 of the NBA playoffs culminated pinch 3 Game 7s complete the weekend. Joel Embiid scored 34 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a large triumph complete the Boston Celtics, completing a comeback aft being down 3-1 successful the series. Our Rohan Nadkarni breaks down each the Game 7s below.

Also, our Sahil Kapur reported connected the crushed from Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix, wherever teen Kimi Antonelli won his 3rd consecutive F1 race. Below, Kapur has much connected Cadillac entering the F1 mix.

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NBA Playoffs

Is this the twelvemonth Embiid exacts revenge connected his biggest playoff foes?

Before this year’s playoffs, the Boston Celtics had defeated Embiid’s Philadelphia 76ers successful the postseason 3 times betwixt 2018 and 2023. On Saturday, Embiid checked the Celtics disconnected his list, scoring 34 points successful a stirring Game 7 upset complete Boston. Embiid came backmost from emergency appendix room mid-series, to thief 76ers flooded a 3-1 bid deficit.

Even though Philly led for virtually the full 48 minutes, Game 7 was a nail-biter. It was a one-point crippled pinch 3:49 to go, but Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey scored 8 consecutive points to springiness the Sixers a precocious cushion to unafraid the win. Philadelphia will now play the New York Knicks successful the 2nd round, a rematch of a heated 2024 first-round bid the Knicks won successful six, during which Embiid played done Bell’s palsy.

“Sometimes I’ve been successful those positions wherever I’ve travel up short,” Embiid said aft Saturday’s win. “I’ve ever said it, you can’t triumph alone. You request a team.”

On Sunday, the first information concluded pinch 2 much Game 7s, arsenic the Detroit Pistons completed its ain 3-1 comeback complete the Orlando Magic, and the Cleveland Cavaliers yet put distant the pesky Toronto Raptors.

Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons shoots the shot against Jalen Suggs of the Orlando Magic successful crippled 7 of the first information of the NBA playoffs astatine Little Caesars Arena connected May 3, 2026 successful Detroit.Nic Antaya / Getty Images

Not only did the Pistons travel backmost successful the series, Detroit had to flooded a 24-point shortage successful Game 6 conscionable to unit a Game 7. Cade Cunningham was magnificent for the Pistons, averaging 36.3 points complete the last 3 games of the bid to debar elimination.

And successful Cleveland, the Cavs outlasted the Raptors acknowledgment successful ample portion to halfway Jarrett Allen, who scored 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds successful what was apt the finest playoff capacity of his career.

Miami Grand Prix

At the Miami Grand Prix complete the weekend, Formula 1 was buzzing pinch optimism about the increasing American instrumentality base. There are three races this play connected American soil, a blockbuster caller woody pinch Apple TV, and now a celebrated American car shaper connected the grid, Cadillac.

Dan Towriss, the CEO of the Cadillac F1 team, hopes the GM-backed squad could thief return F1 to the adjacent level here. “We conscionable person to break into that mainstream sports speech ... wherever mundane group are talking about what happened successful Formula 1,” Towriss told reporters Friday successful the paddock.

The commencement of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami astatine Miami International Autodrome connected May 3, 2026.Alastair Staley / LAT Images

But starting an F1 squad is simply a gargantuan task, a communicative of slow advancement from the backmost — not abrupt first-place finishes.

“That’s a difficult trading point. It’s Formula 1, the expectations are high,” Towriss said. “I deliberation we conscionable want to support our caput down, do our activity and show a complaint of progression … and create that upward trajectory. And eventually, that’s what group will commencement to notice.”

Cadillac has tapped American erstwhile IndyCar driver Colton Herta arsenic a trial driver. He’s besides racing successful Formula 2 this year.

“I don’t cognize that F2 capacity per se is really a barometer for F1 readiness,” Towriss said, noting that Herta will thrust the Cadillac F1 car successful immoderate believe sessions and supply information to the team. “We’ll spot what his comfortableness level is, and truthful distant there.”

What We're Reading

Cherie DeVaux visited the “TODAY” show, aft becoming the first female trainer to triumph the Kentucky Derby.

An wrong look astatine Philadelphia’s World Cup fan fest plans, from our Doha Madani.

Boston Celtics prima Jaylen Brown didn’t return the team’s Game 7 nonaccomplishment well. He accused the refs of having an “agenda,” and called retired Embiid.

John Sterling, the longtime power voice of the New York Yankees, died astatine 87.

High schoolhouse moving backmost Deuce Jones-Drew, the boy of erstwhile NFL moving backmost Maurice, committed to UCLA, the same schoolhouse his begetter played for.

What We're Watching

The 2nd information of the NBA playoffs tips disconnected tonight, pinch 2 breathtaking games connected Peacock. First, the Knicks and 76ers renew their rivalry. Philadelphia is coming disconnected a grueling seven-game bid pinch Boston, truthful expect New York to person an early edge.

Also, watch the crowds passim the series. These cities are truthful adjacent successful proximity that opposing fans whitethorn effort to infiltrate 1 another’s arenas.

Then, successful the nightcap, the large mobility is Anthony Edwards’ position for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He’s been retired pinch a knee injury, but he’s only listed arsenic “questionable” connected Minnesota’s wounded report, which cracks unfastened the doorway to a imaginable return.

If he’s out, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs will dream to capitalize.

All times are Eastern:

• 8 p.m.: No. 3 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers, connected NBC/Peacock
• 9:30 p.m.: No. 2 San Antonio Spurs vs. No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves, connected Peacock

That’s it for now! We’ll beryllium backmost tomorrow.